Comment 3 for bug 1443278

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

apt-cache policy powerd
powerd:
  Installed: 0.16+16.04.20160204.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.16+16.04.20160204.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.16+16.04.20160204.1-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

and here's what I see in the output of the command «systemctl status powerd.service»:

* powerd.service - monitor and control system power state
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/powerd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: signal) since Thu 2016-03-17 16:41:08 KRAT; 5min ago
  Process: 762 ExecStart=/usr/bin/powerd (code=killed, signal=KILL)
 Main PID: 762 (code=killed, signal=KILL)

Mar 17 16:38:05 d0rje powerd[762]: No suspend interface detected, using mock suspend
Mar 17 16:38:05 d0rje powerd[762]: TestSensor INFO: Setup for DYNAMIC event injection over named pipe /tmp/sensor-fifo-762
Mar 17 16:38:05 d0rje powerd[762]: TestSensor WARNING: Requested sensor proximity not yet created, blocking thread until create event received
Mar 17 16:39:38 d0rje systemd[1]: powerd.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Mar 17 16:39:38 d0rje powerd[762]: SIGTERM recieved, cleaning up
Mar 17 16:41:08 d0rje systemd[1]: powerd.service: State 'stop-final-sigterm' timed out. Killing.
Mar 17 16:41:08 d0rje systemd[1]: powerd.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL
Mar 17 16:41:08 d0rje systemd[1]: Failed to start monitor and control system power state.
Mar 17 16:41:08 d0rje systemd[1]: powerd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mar 17 16:41:08 d0rje systemd[1]: powerd.service: Failed with result 'signal'.